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My son will not have a place to live June 1
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<blockquote data-quote="carolyn4120" data-source="post: 657061" data-attributes="member: 19063"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">My son, Matthew is 20 years old. At the age of 17 we had him sent to a residential treatment center for 17 months. He had major rage issues and refused out patient treatment. He stole from us, lied, and we had visits from the police. October 2013 he came back home from graduating the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) program. We had a contract in place, of course he never followed the rules. We didn't follow through. My husband wanted him to finish high school. He graduated high last May. We moved him into a college residents last June 1. Today he is still not working and has stopped going to school. We have given him lots of warning and has refused to talk about getting a job, and has asked us not to ask him about going to school. Yesterday he texted me and asked me what was he to do? I gave him the 211 to call, the number of his Residential Treatment Center (RTC) (where he could get a job), his counselor's number and told him I loved him. I know this is only the beginning of this journey, but he gets to choose his path. I hope I can stay strong enough to let him write his own story. He has mental health issues, but refuses treatment. My counselor, and his counselor from his Residential Treatment Center (RTC) says we are doing the right thing.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">My husband left October 2014. He promptly filed for divorce. During this difficult time of problems with Matthew and my husband, I went into a deep depression. I've been working very hard on myself: counselling, medications, exercising, celebrate recovery, and talking with my very good friends who have also traveled similar journeys. I refuse to have Matthew move in with me. He can still go off on me, and I don't want to have to deal with him. I know myself I won't call the police, so it's better he just doesn't come here. I"m doing better now, I'm stronger but still have a lot of pain. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I came here for support. Thanks Carolyn</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="carolyn4120, post: 657061, member: 19063"] [SIZE=4]My son, Matthew is 20 years old. At the age of 17 we had him sent to a residential treatment center for 17 months. He had major rage issues and refused out patient treatment. He stole from us, lied, and we had visits from the police. October 2013 he came back home from graduating the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) program. We had a contract in place, of course he never followed the rules. We didn't follow through. My husband wanted him to finish high school. He graduated high last May. We moved him into a college residents last June 1. Today he is still not working and has stopped going to school. We have given him lots of warning and has refused to talk about getting a job, and has asked us not to ask him about going to school. Yesterday he texted me and asked me what was he to do? I gave him the 211 to call, the number of his Residential Treatment Center (RTC) (where he could get a job), his counselor's number and told him I loved him. I know this is only the beginning of this journey, but he gets to choose his path. I hope I can stay strong enough to let him write his own story. He has mental health issues, but refuses treatment. My counselor, and his counselor from his Residential Treatment Center (RTC) says we are doing the right thing. My husband left October 2014. He promptly filed for divorce. During this difficult time of problems with Matthew and my husband, I went into a deep depression. I've been working very hard on myself: counselling, medications, exercising, celebrate recovery, and talking with my very good friends who have also traveled similar journeys. I refuse to have Matthew move in with me. He can still go off on me, and I don't want to have to deal with him. I know myself I won't call the police, so it's better he just doesn't come here. I"m doing better now, I'm stronger but still have a lot of pain. I came here for support. Thanks Carolyn[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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